About Me

I was a reporter and columnist for 40 years for a chain of newspapers in the suburbs of Chicago. I'm a military veteran having served in the United States Army Combat Engineers (Cpl. E-4) and a Korean War veteran with an Honorable Discharge from the Armed Forces of the United States of America

Friday, March 20, 2009

This is one of the best videos we ever posted on this blog of a violent firefight between U.S. forces and the Taliban in Kunar Province, Afghanistan. WARNING: THE LANGUAGE IS STRONG.TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERS FOR BEST VIEWINGWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/JjAH1Kqw-Lc&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

The Army vehicle in this video is caught in an ambush and is stuck behind another U.S. Army vehicle that is disabled on the road. The driver of the first vehicle attempts to push the second vehicle out of the way. The language is strong.TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERSWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/mnKvlQZgHa8&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

A convoy of U.S. Marines is caught in an ambush by the Taliban in Afghanistan and fight their way out. This a highly intense video and the language is explicit.TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERSWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/sPHhYgPf4E8&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO

A U.S. Army vehicle is ambushed in Iraq and you get to see and hear the vehicle crew as they return fire on insurgents who ambushed their vehicle.TURN UP YOUR SPEAKERSWATCH VIDEO HERE:http://www.youtube.com/v/4YriP0uD8t8&hl=en&fs=1CLICK ON DIAMOND-SHAPED ARROW TO PLAY VIDEO